August 30, 2017

Texas Fights for Dismemberment Law

Texas lawmakers are heading back to court for a hearing in Austin aimed at reversing a lawsuit blocking a ban on second trimester abortions The hearing comes after Texas courts signed a ban on dismemberment abortions into law in May. Texas abortion providers filed a retaliatory lawsuit in July, claiming that the new restrictions put an unconstitutional limit on abortion access by banning "dilation and evacuation." Read more...